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Bridges Prints (400)

Japanese woodblock prints featuring bridges as architectural and compositional subjects. From the famous Nihonbashi bridge of Edo to rustic countryside crossings, bridges serve as symbols of connection and as dramatic focal points in landscape compositions.

Artists Known for Bridges

Chapter 45 - Hashi-Hime - The Bride Maiden - 橋姫 by Ebina Masao

Chapter 45 - Hashi-Hime - The Bride Maiden - 橋姫

Woodblock print

Mitate No.15 - Bridge (Hashi) by Nana Shiomi

Mitate No.15 - Bridge (Hashi)

1999

Print

Sanjo Bridge — 三条大橋 by Kusaka Kenji

Sanjo Bridge — 三条大橋

Woodblock print

Benkeibashi Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Benkeibashi Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo

1945

Color woodblock print

Shin Bridge, Nikko (Nikko Shinkyo) by Kawase Hasui

Shin Bridge, Nikko (Nikko Shinkyo)

December 1953

Color woodblock print

Tagonoura Bridge (Tagonourabashi) by Kawase Hasui

Tagonoura Bridge (Tagonourabashi)

1930

Color woodblock print

Kara Bridge at Seta (Seta no Karahashi), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)" by Ito Shinsui

Kara Bridge at Seta (Seta no Karahashi), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

1917

Color woodblock print

Yakase Bridge, from the series Eight Views of Lake Biwa (ōmi hakkei) by Ito Shinsui

Yakase Bridge, from the series Eight Views of Lake Biwa (ōmi hakkei)

1917

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Bridge in snow by Takahashi Shotei

Bridge in snow

ca. 1915

Print

Izumi Bridge in Rain (Izumibashi no ame) by Takahashi Shotei

Izumi Bridge in Rain (Izumibashi no ame)

c. 1932

Color woodblock print

Sakawa Bridge in Evening- V2 by Takahashi Shotei

Sakawa Bridge in Evening- V2

Woodblock print

Bridge by the Quai Poterie by Yoshijiro Urushibara

Bridge by the Quai Poterie

1919

Print

Brush Sketch of Bridge by Onchi Koshiro

Brush Sketch of Bridge

Woodblock print

Niju Bridge at the Imperial Palace, from the series Recollections of Tokyo by Onchi Koshiro

Niju Bridge at the Imperial Palace, from the series Recollections of Tokyo

1945

Color woodblock print

Grand Bridge of Matsue in Shimane by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Grand Bridge of Matsue in Shimane

1941

Color woodblock print

Megane Bridge in Nagasaki by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Megane Bridge in Nagasaki

Woodblock print

Night at Nihonbashi Bridge (Tokyo) by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Night at Nihonbashi Bridge (Tokyo)

1946

Color woodblock print

Saruhashi Bridge in Kai by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Saruhashi Bridge in Kai

Woodblock print

SUKIYA-BASHI (Sukiya Bridge) by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

SUKIYA-BASHI (Sukiya Bridge)

Woodblock print

Sukiya Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Sukiya Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo

1930

Color woodblock print

Ujibashi Bridge to the Grand Shrine of Ise, Mie by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Ujibashi Bridge to the Grand Shrine of Ise, Mie

1942

Woodblock print

Okazaki: Castle and Sugö Bridge by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Okazaki: Castle and Sugö Bridge

Woodblock print

Preparatory drawing for the left and right sheets of Picture of the Gojō Bridge from the Chronicle of Yoshitsune by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Preparatory drawing for the left and right sheets of Picture of the Gojō Bridge from the Chronicle of Yoshitsune

c. 1881

Preparatory drawing for a print, ink on paper

The Moon over Gojo Bridge (Gojo no tsuki), from the series "Heroes for the Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Buyu setsugekka)" by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Moon over Gojo Bridge (Gojo no tsuki), from the series "Heroes for the Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Buyu setsugekka)"

1867

Color woodblock print; oban diptych

Yoshitsune and Benkei on the Gojō Bridge by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Yoshitsune and Benkei on the Gojō Bridge

March 1886

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Distant View of Ryogoku from Motoyanagi Bridge by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Distant View of Ryogoku from Motoyanagi Bridge

Woodblock print

Ishirara Bridge and the Banks of the O River by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Ishirara Bridge and the Banks of the O River

Woodblock print

Ishiwara Bridge at Ōkawabata by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Ishiwara Bridge at Ōkawabata

1880

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Kaiunbashi Bridge and First National Bank — 海運橋第一国立銀行 by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Kaiunbashi Bridge and First National Bank — 海運橋第一国立銀行

Woodblock print

Moonlight on the Tea Houses at Imado Bridge by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Moonlight on the Tea Houses at Imado Bridge

Woodblock print

Morning Sunrise at Yorozuyo Bridge by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Morning Sunrise at Yorozuyo Bridge

Woodblock print

Mt Fuji Viewed from Edobashi Bridge — 江戸橋夕暮富士 by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Mt Fuji Viewed from Edobashi Bridge — 江戸橋夕暮富士

Woodblock print

Okura Bridge at Honjo by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Okura Bridge at Honjo

Woodblock print

Ommaya Bridge by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Ommaya Bridge

Woodblock print

Rain at Sanmai Bridge in Hakone by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Rain at Sanmai Bridge in Hakone

c. 1881

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Senbongui and Ryōgoku Bridge by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Senbongui and Ryōgoku Bridge

1880

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Sunrise at Yorozuyo (or Mansei) Bridge by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Sunrise at Yorozuyo (or Mansei) Bridge

1880

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

View of Onmaya Bridge by Kobayashi Kiyochika

View of Onmaya Bridge

c. 1879

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Evening Glow at Seta Bridge (Seta no sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Evening Glow at Seta Bridge (Seta no sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)"

c. 1834

Color woodblock print; oban

Fukune Bridge by Katsushika Hokusai

Fukune Bridge

Woodblock print

Ryogoku Bridge, from the series Dutch-style Pictures: Eight Views of Edo (Oranda gakyo Edo hakkei) by Katsushika Hokusai

Ryogoku Bridge, from the series Dutch-style Pictures: Eight Views of Edo (Oranda gakyo Edo hakkei)

Woodblock print

Nihon Bridge: Morning Scene (Nihonbashi, asa no kei), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido by Utagawa Hiroshige

Nihon Bridge: Morning Scene (Nihonbashi, asa no kei), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

c. 1833/34

Color woodblock print; oban

No. 9: Ushiwakamaru Defeats Musashibo Benkei at Gojo Bridge (Kyukai, Gojo no hashi ni Ushiwakamaru Musashibo Benkei o fusu), from the series "The Life of Yoshitsune (Yoshitsune ichidaiki no uchi)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

No. 9: Ushiwakamaru Defeats Musashibo Benkei at Gojo Bridge (Kyukai, Gojo no hashi ni Ushiwakamaru Musashibo Benkei o fusu), from the series "The Life of Yoshitsune (Yoshitsune ichidaiki no uchi)"

c. 1832/34

Color woodblock print; oban

The Monkey Bridge in Winter by Utagawa Hiroshige

The Monkey Bridge in Winter

Mid-19th century

Woodblock print; hashira-e

Discomfiture of Benkei on Gojo Bridge by Yoshitsune, assisted by the Tengu by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Discomfiture of Benkei on Gojo Bridge by Yoshitsune, assisted by the Tengu

Woodblock print

Distant View from beneath Shin Ohashi Bridge (Shin Ohashi kyoka no chobo), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji Seen from the Eastern Capital (Toto Fujimi sanjurokkei)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Distant View from beneath Shin Ohashi Bridge (Shin Ohashi kyoka no chobo), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji Seen from the Eastern Capital (Toto Fujimi sanjurokkei)"

c. 1843

Color woodblock print; oban

Enjoying the evening cool under a bridge. by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Enjoying the evening cool under a bridge.

Woodblock print

The Drum Bridge in Snow #11 by Utagawa Hiroshige

The Drum Bridge in Snow #11

Kozuke Sano fune-bashi no kozu / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran by Katsushika Hokusai

Kozuke Sano fune-bashi no kozu / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran

Woodblock print

#29. Eilaibashi by Utagawa Hiroshige

#29. Eilaibashi

Woodblock print

#34. Kanasugibashi by Utagawa Hiroshige

#34. Kanasugibashi

Woodblock print

On the footbridge by Katsushika Hokusai

On the footbridge

n.d.

Color woodblock print; ebangire, surimono

Settsu Temma-bashi / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran by Katsushika Hokusai

Settsu Temma-bashi / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran

Woodblock print

Returning Sails at Kanazawa, View of Nojima from Seto Bridge (Kanazawa kihan, Setobashi yori Nojima no zu), from the series "Eight Views of Famous Places (Meisho hakkei)" by Utagawa Toyokuni I

Returning Sails at Kanazawa, View of Nojima from Seto Bridge (Kanazawa kihan, Setobashi yori Nojima no zu), from the series "Eight Views of Famous Places (Meisho hakkei)"

c. 1833/34

Color woodblock print; oban

#22. Ryokoku by Utagawa Hiroshige

#22. Ryokoku

Woodblock print

Yamashiro Arashiyama Togetsukyo / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran by Katsushika Hokusai

Yamashiro Arashiyama Togetsukyo / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran

Woodblock print

Misty Morning, Yotsuya Approach (Kiri no asa (Yotsuya mitsuke)) by Kawase Hasui

Misty Morning, Yotsuya Approach (Kiri no asa (Yotsuya mitsuke))

March 1932

Color woodblock print

Ashikaga Gyodosan Kumo-no-kake-hashi / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran by Katsushika Hokusai

Ashikaga Gyodosan Kumo-no-kake-hashi / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran

Woodblock print

Mikawa no Yatsubashi no kozu / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran by Katsushika Hokusai

Mikawa no Yatsubashi no kozu / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran

Woodblock print

Suo-no-kuni Kintai-bashi / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran by Katsushika Hokusai

Suo-no-kuni Kintai-bashi / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran

Woodblock print

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Frequently Asked Questions

Japanese woodblock prints featuring bridges as architectural and compositional subjects. From the famous Nihonbashi bridge of Edo to rustic countryside crossings, bridges serve as symbols of connection and as dramatic focal points in landscape compositions.

Utagawa Hiroshige, Katsushika Hokusai, and Inoue Yasuji are among the artists most associated with bridges in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 400 prints tagged with bridges, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.